British Cut Steel Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 18th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Britain | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | Double row of beads | Provenance1 | Holt s Auctioneers |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Dec 14 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Oval | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Urn and ball | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2018-02-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 93.0 | 36.61 | 75.6 | 29.76 | 78.8 | 31.02 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.40 | 4.09 | 1.47 | 0.58 | 2.64 | 1.04 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 6.80 | 2.68 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 1.48 | 0.58 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.70 | 0.28 | 1.19 | 0.47 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.51 | 0.20 | 0.82 | 0.32 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.09 | 0.43 | 1.58 | 0.62 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.23 | 0.91 | 0.36 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.43 | 0lb 15oz | -- | -- | 0.06 | 0lb 2oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Steel | Steel | Brown leather |
| -- | -- | Steel | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Sheet metal | Acid etching | 1 loose ring |
| Steel diamonds | Floral design | Embossing | |
| Pierced shell | Flower | Missing fitting | |
| Loose guard | 36 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Grooves | -- | -- | |
| Red felt washer | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | 35 Firmin sword cutler 153 Strand London | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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